{"id":5538,"date":"2026-03-12T19:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T19:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/?post_type=news&#038;p=5538"},"modified":"2026-03-20T18:40:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T18:40:56","slug":"eaton-fire-sent-a-pollution-wave-across-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/news\/eaton-fire-sent-a-pollution-wave-across-los-angeles\/","title":{"rendered":"Eaton fire sent a pollution wave across Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archinect.com\/alex\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-light-gray has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-82641648 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-light-gray--1\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aligngrid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\">\n<p class=\"is-style-default tribe-news-single-overline\" style=\"margin-top:0\"><span class=\"is-color-blue\">News<\/span><span class=\"separator\"> | <\/span><span>USC Dornsife News <\/span><span class=\"separator\"> | <\/span><span>March 2026<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<h1 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Eaton fire sent a pollution wave across Los Angeles<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-large is-style-large--2\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">The 2025 Eaton fire\u2019s smoke did more than darken the sky: It generated a carbon monoxide and particulate matter surge that far exceeded Los Angeles County\u2019s average daily human-caused emissions, according to a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/acsestair.5c00430\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new study<\/a>\u00a0led by researchers at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why it matters:\u00a0<\/strong>The findings show how a major urban wildfire can quickly become a regional air-quality crisis, sending harmful smoke across L.A. and raising concerns about respiratory, psychological and other health effects that Keck School of Medicine of USC researchers are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/usc-researchers-to-assess-immediate-and-long-term-health-impacts-of-la-wildfires-through-project-firestorm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">now studying<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What they found:\u00a0<\/strong>Researchers estimated the Eaton fire produced carbon monoxide at rates more than 20 times higher than L.A. County\u2019s average daily human-caused emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outlined tribe-button-has-icon is-style-outlined--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/eaton-fire-sent-a-pollution-wave-across-los-angeles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read Full Article on USC Dornsife News<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/berelson-eaton-fire-top-1920x1080-2.avif\" alt=\"A photo of the smoke billowing over mountains\" class=\"wp-image-5540\" style=\"border-radius:16px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/berelson-eaton-fire-top-1920x1080-2.avif 1920w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/berelson-eaton-fire-top-1920x1080-2-300x169.avif 300w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/berelson-eaton-fire-top-1920x1080-2-1024x576.avif 1024w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/berelson-eaton-fire-top-1920x1080-2-768x432.avif 768w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/berelson-eaton-fire-top-1920x1080-2-1536x864.avif 1536w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/berelson-eaton-fire-top-1920x1080-2-680x383.avif 680w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/berelson-eaton-fire-top-1920x1080-2-1280x720.avif 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Smoke billows above the Eaton Fire in Southern California\u2019s San Gabriel Mountains just north of Pasadena, Calif., on Jan. 28, 2025. 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